Rachel Blake

14 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pet Travel Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on implementing the new pet passports scheme.

15 Apr 2026 · Department for Education

Languages: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the number of modern foreign languages offered at GCSE level.

24 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Vashi: Insolvency

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what conversations she has had with representatives from the Metropolitan Police about the Vashi diamonds case.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Vashi: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Vashi diamonds case on investor confidence in the UK.

24 Mar 2026 · Attorney General

Vashi: Insolvency

To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to ensure that appropriate oversight is given to the decision by the Serious Fraud Office to not open an investigation into the Vashi diamonds case.

24 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Heat Networks

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of building regulations in ensuring the quality, efficiency, and resilience of installed heat network systems.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Networks: Flats

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that leaseholders and tenants in buildings served by heat networks are protected from excessive service charges and poor service delivery.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Networks: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that operators of heat networks provide transparent billing and fair pricing to consumers.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Networks: Outages

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department holds data on the frequency and duration of outages affecting heat network customers.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Networks: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the performance and reliability of heat networks operating in residential developments in England; and what steps he is taking to ensure cons

19 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to respond formally to the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion on Israel's occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territories, publ

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Babies and Pregnancy: Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on incorporating (a) evidence on the maternal and neonatal risks from extreme heat and (b) measures t

17 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pregnancy: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to work with UKHSA to issue specific guidance for (a) health professionals and (b) the public regarding the health risks to pregnant people during periods of extreme h

17 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pregnancy: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to update NHS antenatal and maternity guidance on the risks of extreme heat exposure for pregnant people and unborn children.

17 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pregnancy: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) UK Health Security Agency has made of the risks of exposure to high ambient temperatures during pregnancy including (i) stillbirth, (ii) preterm birth and

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration is being given to animal welfare in the Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement being negotiated between the UK and the European Union.

16 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Passports: Dual Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what transitional measures her Department is considering to mitigate the impact of new rules that British citizens with dual nationality must enter the UK with their British passport.

4 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to review the statutory height threshold for a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022.

26 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Funerals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to respond to the Law Commission’s consultation on New Funerary Methods.

20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration his Department has made of the potential impact of the Restoration and Renewal of Parliament on the proposed Holocaust Memorial Learning Centre.

12 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Letting Agents: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to regulate Let Only letting agency agreements where an agent markets a property after which the landlord takes over management.

10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Side Effects: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, a) what data NHS England holds regarding children who have experienced iatrogenic harm caused by anti-seizure medications (ASMs), and b) what guidance is in place to prevent this harm within NHS En

10 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled A Fairer Pathway to Settlement, published on 28 November 2025, whether accrued lawful residence under Appendix Long Residence will be recognise

23 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the value for money delivered through the 2003 - 2005 redevelopment of 2 Marsham Street.

22 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Double Glazing: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the proportionality of the requirement for planning permission to install double glazing.

22 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Building Regulations: Double Glazing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help reduce delays to approvals from the Building Safety Regulator to applications to double glaze windows.

2 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Homelessness: Voluntary Organisations

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the value for money review of homelessness services announced in the Budget 2025 policy paper, (a) when this review is expected to begin and conclude and (b) what consultation will take place with

2 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of specialist modern slavery coordinators within local authorities.

17 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners and Physician Assistants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to help ensure that GPs are not replaced with Physician Associates.

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

South Western Railway: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the performance of South Western Railway.